Russian Tea Cakes is a misleading name, because these cookies are really, and there are one form or another in almost every culture. And 'the Mexican wedding cookies, Polish crescents Christmas, snowballs, and more. They are wonderful, melt-in-your-mouth cookies are never out of fashion.
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Makes about 5 dozen Russian tea cakes
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Total time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
* 1 / 2 cup confectioners sugar
* 2 1 / 2 cup all-purpose flour
* 1 / 2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* Ground walnuts 3 / 4 cup
Confectioners sugar * '
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, and cream the butter and sugar. Add the flour and salt and mix well. Stir in vanilla and nuts until well incorporated.
2. With your hands or a small cookie scoop, roll balls about 1 inch in diameter. Place ungreased baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
3. While cookies are still warm, pastry wheels' sugar. Keep the tin dusted with confectioners more 'sugar.
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